Tracheostomy tubes
Tracheostomy tubes: Various types of tubes may be used to provide an airway via a stoma created surgically or using percutaneous dilation
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Third Cranial Nerve Lesions
oculomotor nerve innervates: superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique, levator palpebrae, cillary muscle and iris sphincter SYMPTOMS/SIGNS “down and out” – because of antagonism of the trochlear nerve (superior oblique) and abducens nerve (lateral rectus) ptosis – weakness…
Femoral Vein Anatomy
Femoral Vein Anatomy continuation of the popliteal vein lies in the intermediate compartment of the femoral sheath accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral triangle at the inguinal ligament it becomes the external iliac vein FEMORAL TRIANGLE superior: inguinal ligament…
Bronchoscopic Anatomy
Reviewed and revised 21/2/13 OVERVIEW Dave Pilcher’s 4 rules for finding where you are: the trachea is D shaped, the flat wall is posterior the RML bronchus is anterior the apical (aka superior) segmental bronchi of the lower lobes are…
Endotracheal tube cuff leak
Endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff leaks vary from trivial problems to life-threatening emergencies. Detectable air leaks affect up to 11% of ICU patients
Airway and Cervical Spine Injury
Airway and Cervical Spine Injury. about 30% of trauma patients (depending on the study) require intubation <30 minutes of arrival in ED. airway management must take into account the risk of coexistent cervical spine injury, the mantra being "airway management with cervical spine stabilisation"
Airway Management in Major Trauma
airway obstruction or disruption is an important cause of death and morbidity in major trauma, although intubation may be indicate for a number of other reasons
Pre-hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
This video is from the Greater Sydney Area HEMS blogpost on Rapid Sequence Intubation in Retrieval Medicine
Paediatric Airway
The paediatric airway differs from that of adults in terms of anatomy, and there are important management implications
Intubation in Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
Intubation in Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage may be complicated by obscured laryngeal exposure due to blood or vomitus
Tracheo-esophageal fistula
Tracheo-esophageal fistula the most important cause of an inspiratory air leak in an intubated / tracheostomsied patient
Coroner’s clot
OVERVIEW The ‘Coroner’s clot’ is an occult clot of blood remaining in the nasopharynx behind the soft palate following local surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation/ removal of a supraglottic airway device (SAD) So named…